Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 37 days.
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first tech round: sql and python
interviewer was very helpful to give some hints, but need to finish the questions and passed the test, I did 3 sql and 3 python, and the 3rd sql did not pass the test, and 3rd python did not finish. In the end, I did not pass first round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
create the smallest positive number using all odd numbers in a string
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview process consists of an initial HR screen, followed by a screening round, and then a three-round loop that includes two technical interviews assessing skills and problem-solving, along with one behavioral interview evaluating cultural fit.
Interviewer asked about experience building pipelines and working with data, was very kind about rejection when it was clear I wasn't right for the role. They were hiring up to 4 YOE for entry level, which made the role quite competitive despite being entry-level.